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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Sapindales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Rhus copallinum +
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Rhus copallinum +
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 110-01-007:
Rhus copallina
FAMILY
Anacardiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Dwarf Sumac
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JK Marlow jkm0306i_25
June Transylvania County NC
Dupont State Forest
Rachis with green marginal wings between leaflets. Leaflet margins entire, per Native Trees of the Southeast, An Identification Guide.
COMPARE
leaves of Sumac and Tree-of-heaven
JK Marlow jkm0307n_18
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
Inflorescence terminates stem or branches and extends well above the leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow jkm0308l_04
August Greenville County SC
Fruits are red, densely hairy, roundish but somewhat flattened, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
Keith Bradley kab_rhus_copallinum_73479
August Miami-Dade County FL
Dense showy panicle, to 12" tall, of very small yellowish flowers, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
JK Marlow s041023_a
October Greenville County SC
Chandler Heritage Preserve
Leaflets number 7-21. A shrub that produces masses of reddish fall color, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.